Doorstop and holder



Aug. 31, 1954 F. w. PRICE DOORSTOP AND HOLDER Filed Sept. 9, 1952 Floyd W. Price IN V EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 31, 1954 (UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DOORSTOP AND HOLDER Floyd W. Price, Oklahoma City, Okla. Application September 9, 1952, Serial No. 308,602

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in door checks and stops, generally speaking'and has more particular reference to a device which not only effects momentary stoppage of a swinging door but allows the door to pass to a position therebeyond whereupon the device then functions as a holder or retainer, keeping the door in an open position.

Needless to say the art to which the invention relates is not only well advanced and active but has to do with many and varied forms and styles of holding and checking constructions. It will be evident, therefore, that the instant invention appertains to improved ways and means to more satisfactorily achieve the results desired.

In carrying out the principle of the instant concept, an unusually simple and economical choice and adaptation of mechanical expedients is resorted to, whereby to provide satisfactory means in which manufacturers and users will find their respective requirements and needs amply met.

As will be more readily apparent as the description proceeds, two embodiments of the invention are herein disclosed and described. Generically, therefore, the over-all inventive concept is characterized by bracket means adapted to be secured to a stationary support, said means embodying a complemental journal, in combination with a door check or stop which has a bearing mounted for free rotation on the stated journal.

Another aspect of the invention has to do with the aforementioned construction wherein the check or stop takes the form of a ball which while it may be of wood or the like is preferably constructed of compressibly resilient material, for example, a durable grade of rubber.

More particularly, the invention comprises bracket means embodying a resilient member having means at one end for secure attachment to a floor or an equivalent fixed support surface, a rigid journal carried by said member, a rubber ball having a bore therethrough, and a bushing fitted in and lining said bore, said bushing providing a bearing and the latter being mounted for free rotation on said journal.

Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description of the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of the invention and the manner in which it is often installed for-practical usefulness; I

Figure 2 is a top view with parts appearing in section;

Figure 3 is a view in section and elevation of the combination door stop and holder appearing in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing a modified form of the invention;

Figure 5 is a sectional and elevational view taken approximately on the plane of the line 5-5 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows; and,

Figure 6 is a cross-section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings the door is denoted by the reference character A, the floor at B and the washboard at O in Figures 1, 2', 4 and 5.

Reference ishad first to the form of the invention appearing in Figures 1-3 inclusive and particularly to Figure 3. Here the bracket means is denoted by the numeral 8 and it comprises a flexibly resilient member In which may be conveniently called a rod member. This is provided intermediate its ends with a stop shoulder I2 and the upper end is formed. into a spindle or journal I 4. The means for attaching the lower end to the floor may be any suitable base, as for example, a vacuum cup (not shown), a suitable hold-down plate or otherwise. Preferably the means comprises an ordinary wood screw I6 which screws into the floor and a stabilizing or basing flange IS with the parts l0, l8 and H5 integrated with one another in any suitable manner. The upper end of the journal is reduced and screw threaded as at 20 to accommodate the screw threaded sleeve portion 22 of the so-called cap screw 24. This arrangement serves to accommodate and hold in place the check or stop means. The latter is preferably in the form of a ball 26. While this may be of wood it is preferably a compressibly resilient ball. It has a central bore passing therethrough and a bushing 28 is mounted in the bore and provides the hearing, said bearing being rotatable on the journal and resting at one end against the stop shoulder l2. This allows the ball to be readily applied and removed and renders it freely rotatable. The device is installed in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2 in the path of movement of the edge of the door so that the door is momentarily checked by the cushioning and rotating action of the ball whereupon, when the door passes beyond the ball, as shown in Figure 2, the ball then becomes a retainer and serves to keep the door in having arms 50 and 52.

an open position, as is obvious. As pointed out, the rod member ill is resilient to assist in bringing about the desired cushioning result.

In the modification shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6, the ball is not only rotatable but is adjustable in relation to the bracket means. Here the bracket means 30 comprises a bar or rod member 32 which is also flexibly resilient. At one end is the anchoring screw 34 adjacent to which is the stabilizing or basing flange 36. This-form of the invention is shown attached to the washboard C although it is evident that one may select the desired support surface for the device. The

rubber ball is here denoted by the numeral. 38'

and it has a central bushing providing a bearing 40 which is rotatable on the journal 42'. The journal is here in the form of a bolt having a head 44 at one end and having its opposite end screw threaded as at 46. In this arrangement a U-shaped yoke is provided as at 48 the same The journal-forming bolt is mounted between the arms and threaded in place in the manner shown in Figure 5. The intermediate portion of the yoke is provided with a lateral socket member 54 and the socket is preferably square. Likewise, the rod member 32 is square and is slidably keyed in place so that the yoke and its ball may be adjusted in relation to the rod member. A setscrew is employed as at 56 to maintain the desired adjustment in an obvious manner,

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as uxmecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l A door stop and retainer comprising a flexibly resilient rod member having means at one end to be secured to a stationary support in close proximity to the swinging edge of a door, said rod member being provided at its opposite end with a rigid journal in axial alignment with said rod member, a rotatable ball-shaped check having a centralized bore and a bushing fitting in said bore and providing a bearing, the later removably mounted for free rotation on said journal, said journal having a shoulder at one end with which the adjacent end of said bearing is engageable, and means at the other end of said journal maintaining said ball in its operative position on said journal.

2. The structure defined in claim 1, wherein the securing means for the rod member comprises a wood screw having an abutment cooperable therewith.

References Cited in the file of this patent. UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 382,283 Thomas May 1, 1888 2,454,414 Taylor Nov. 23, 1948 2,497,611 Jerousek Feb. 14', 1950 2,519,011 Aurandt Aug. 15, 1950 

